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University of Minnesota football coach Tim Brewster said today he has no intention of leaving the Gophers football program. Full Story »

Stevie Renner won't be able to have his guitar in federal prison. Then again, the guitar was not what got him in trouble. Full Story »

You can take that Tom Barnard retirement cake out of the freezer. And toss it in the garbage. At least for now. Full Story »

This might be the recession that our major Twin Cities arts organizations survive without too much pain. Thanks to tightening its financial belt and cutting back on some programming, the Minnesota Orchestra emerged from fiscal 2009 with a small operating surplus, marking its third consecutive year in the black. Full Story »

A Waldo man accused of urinating on a police officer during his fifth drunken-driving arrest has been sentenced to a year in jail. Full Story »

New statistics from the state Health Department show that H1N1 flu activity in the state remains at a low ebb, although five new deaths were reported. Full Story »

A man has been arrested on suspicion of homicide after a man was fatally shot Monday in St. Paul, police said today. Full Story »

After the season's first major snowstorm, St. Paul and Minneapolis declared snow emergencies today. Full Story »

ABC News will announce George Stephanopoulos as an anchor of "Good Morning America," to start as soon as Monday, industry sources tell POLITICO. The announcement is planned for Thursday. Full Story »

The same-sex marriage movement appears likely to end a banner year with a string of stinging defeats that opponents say have undermined a core proposition of the movement - that the acceptance of gay marriage is, sooner or later, inevitable. Full Story »

FARGO, N.D. — The custody battle for the daughter of a slain North Dakota dentist will linger into next spring. Full Story »

The Minnesota State Patrol says the first major winter storm of the season is a factor in at least two traffic fatalities. Full Story »

Delta Air Lines Inc. expects the improving revenue environment to continue in the months ahead, though sales of premium seats remain pressured. Full Story »

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — Northeast District Judge Michael Sturdevant says he will rule by Christmas in a dispute between the state and the Spirit Lake Sioux tribe over the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname. Full Story »

FARGO, N.D. — After replacing a flawed brand of natural gas pipe in the Fargo area, Xcel Energy Inc. is digging up some of the same yards to fix a newly installed and potentially defective pipe connector. Full Story »

A former St. John's Prep School student sued the school and St. John's Abbey on Tuesday, alleging fraud for allowing a monk to continue interacting with students after they received an allegation of sexual misconduct against the monk. Full Story »

It may not have been the crime of the century, but for Kim Putnam, it was a crying shame. Full Story »

Auditors are making several recommendations to limit legal liability and improve the safety of children who attend sports, music and other camps on University of Wisconsin campuses. Full Story »

Nearly every part of Minnesota is seeing snowfall and blizzard conditions as a major winter storm moves across the state. Full Story »

CHICAGO — Officials say a week-long search turned up no Asian carp south of Chicago where the invasive fish's DNA was discovered this fall. Full Story »

A surprising study by University of Minnesota researchers has found no higher level of psychological distress among young men and women who engage in casual sexual relationships. Full Story »

WASHINGTON — Senate negotiators struck a tentative agreement Tuesday night to replace the controversial government-run insurance plan in their version of health care legislation, hoping to remove one of the last major roadblocks preventing the bill from moving to a final vote in the chamber. Full Story »

It began with a report of a fight among as many as 20 people and shots fired. Before it ended four hours later, St. Paul police had dealt with two car accidents, a chase, two men shot dead and an officer wounded in the legs. Full Story »

Through his syndicated, faith-based radio program, Patrick Kiley told believers from New York to California to trust him with their cash. In exchange, they'd receive annual returns of at least 10 percent or 12 percent, far more than they could expect playing the stock market or investing in the typical retirement fund. Full Story »

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama outlined a response to the nation's intensifying job crisis Tuesday that encourages businesses to hire new workers by easing the flow of credit and implementing a series of tax cuts, but leaves important details — including the plan's cost — to be hashed out by Congress. Full Story »